Tag: Emily Overholt

By Emily Overholt, Staff [email protected] So here we are folks. One full semester of InBiz back in action. Are you proud? I’m proud. I thought for my final blog I’d take a stroll down memory lane with you through my weird business-like rants. 1. I talked about skipping class and what it costs you for […]

By Emily Overholt, Staff Writer @EmilyOverholt The Boston ice is finally melting which can mean only one thing: the semester is ending. For those of us who aren’t living in the palace that is StuVi, and who aren’t kicking it in Boston this summer, it means it’s time to convince someone to pay your rent […]

By Emily Overholt, Staff Writer @EmilyOverholt Scrolling through the internet, every week or so I see a different thought piece on marketing toys for girls (I’m looking at you, Slate). It all started about a year ago with the kickstarter campaign for GoldieBlox, a cute toy which supposedly will harbor engineering and creative problem-solving skills […]

By Emily Overholt, Staff Writer @EmilyOverholt I’ve been pretty fascinated by Bitcoin for about a year now. Really, I was late to the party, but I’ve still got a good grip on it. For those of you who don’t know, Bitcoin is a digital currency that is not backed by any form of government. Bitcoins […]

By Emily Overholt, Staff Writer @EmilyOverholt When is a joke dead? Is it when U.S. Health and Human Services tweets it? Is it when GOP senators use it? Or is it when you can sell your house for a joke currency? Yep. Coinye might be dead, Bitcoin might be mainstream, but a man in Wisconsin is […]

By Emily Overholt, Staff Writer @EmilyOverholt Oh Convenience Points. The magical currency of terriers all over Commonwealth Ave. While they’re great for snagging some late night Domino’s or some overpriced shampoo in City Convenience, there are some things you just can’t get. Despite being sold in places that accept the points that you bought on […]

By Emily Overholt, Staff Writer @EmilyOverholt It’s cold, the T is running slow, you have a big lecture with no attendance and it’s too early in the semester to really miss anything important. Don’t pretend like you don’t want to skip. But before you turn off that third (or sixth in my case) panicking alarm, think about the price […]

By Hilary Ribons, Blog Editor @hilaryalexisr and Seline Jung, Multimedia Editor @selinejung Some of the DFP staff ventured out on a Friday night for a “bar crawl!” Check out the list on our Foursquare map to see where you’re headed. Here’s what we found: Tommy Doyle’s: Located on the side of a small street in […]

As much as I feel like putting a paper together is nonstop neuroticism, today I was left with some time to sit and stare at my computer in the office. The result was this: a playlist of stuff I listened to while willing my faithful associates to edit faster.It’s a little bit all over the […]